AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS From 15 January … · From 15 January to 11 February 2019 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS (1) THIRTY-SEVENTH (37TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT

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DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019

ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

As of 10 February 2019

AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS From 15 January to 11 February 2019

AU STATUTORY MEETINGS

(1) THIRTY-SEVENTH (37TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF

THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES’ COMMITTEE (PRC)

15 January – 1 February 2019: 09.00–13.00 hrs & 15.00–

18.00 hrs 1 February 2019: 15.00-17.00 hrs, Adoption of the PRC

Report

15-16 January 2019 09.00 – 13.00 hrs & 15.00 – 18.00 hrs

Medium Conference Hall (AUCC)

(2) MEETING OF THE PRC, EXPERTS FROM CAPITALS AND THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN FINANCE MINISTERS’ TECHNICAL EXPERTS F15 – BDCP/PBFA

17 January 2019: 09.00–13.00 hrs & 15.00–18.00 hrs

18 January 2019: 09.00–13.00 hrs

17-18 January 2019 Nelson Mandela Hall (AUCC)

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

(3) THIRTY-FOURTH (34TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 07 February 2019: 09.30 - 13.00 hrs & 15.00 - 18.00 hrs 07 February 2019: 19.30 – 21.30 hrs – Reception 08 February 2019: 09.00 - 13.00 hrs & 15.00 - 18.00 hrs-

Adoption of the Executive Council Decisions

07–08 February 2019 09.30 - 13.00 hrs & 15.00 - 18.00 hrs

Nelson Mandela Hall (AUCC)

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COMMITTEES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

(4) PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15) - BDCP/PBFA

3 February 2019 09.00 – 13.00 hrs

Small CH 2 (AUCC)

(5) JOINT SITTING OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND THE F15– BDCP/PBFA

4 February 2019: 08.30 – 17.30 hrs (Small CH 2) 5 February 2019: 11.00 – 13.00 hrs (Small CH 1)

4-5 February 2019

(6) JOINT SITTING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15)

6 February 2019 10.30 – 13.00 hrs

Small CH 4 (AUCC)

(7) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSEMBLY DECISIONS ON FINANCING OF THE UNION

6 February 2019 15.00 – 18.15 hrs

Small CH 4 (AUCC)

(8) MEETING OF THE OPEN-ENDED MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)

7 February 2019 11.00 hrs Small CH 1 (AUCC)

(9) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE RATIFICATION/ACCESSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OAU/AU TREATIES – OLC

7 February 2019 15.00 - 16.30 hrs

Small CH 3 (AUCC)

(10) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON

AFRICAN CANDIDATURES WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM – DPA

7 February 2019 15.00 - 17.00 hrs

Small CH 1 (AUCC)

(11) MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC), AT THE MINISTERIAL LEVEL, ON THE SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – PSD

9 February 2019 10.00 hrs

Julius Nyerere Hall

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AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (12) MEETINGS OF THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW

MECHANISM

4 February 2019: 09.00–13.00 hrs: NGC Meeting 4 February 2019: 14.00–18.00: National Secretariat

Meeting 5 February 2019: 10.00–18.00 hrs: 88th Meeting of the

APRM Panel of Eminent Persons 6 February 2019: 09.00–13.00 hrs: 88th Meeting of the

APRM Panel of Eminent Persons 6 February 2019: 14.00–18.00 hrs: Meeting of the Task

Force and Deepening the Review 7 February 2019: 09.00–18.00 hrs: Focal Points Meeting

with participation of Strategic Partners 9 February 2019: 15.15-19.15hrs: 28th Forum of the

Heads of States Participating in the APRM.

04–09 February 2019 09.00 - 13.00 hrs & 14.00 - 18.00 hrs

Golden Tulip Hotel (Bole Area),

Medium CH (AUCC) for 9 February 2019

ASSEMBLY (13) THIRTY-SECOND (32ND) ORDINARY SESSION OF

THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION 10 February 2019:

09.00–11.00hrs: Closed Session (Medium Conference Hall)

11.30–13.00hrs: Opening Ceremony (Nelson Mandela Hall)

13.00–15.00hrs: Lunch (Multipurpose Hall) 15.00–18.00hrs: Closed Session (Nelson Mandela

Hall) 11 February 2019:

09.30–13.00hrs: Closed Session (Nelson Mandela Hall)

13.00 – 15.00hrs: Lunch (Multipurpose Hall) 15.00 – 18.00hrs: Closed Session (Nelson Mandela

Hall) 18.00 – 18.50hrs: Closing Ceremony (Nelson

Mandela Hall)

10–11 February 2019 09.00 - 13.00 hrs & 15.00 - 18.00 hrs


COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY (14) MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF AFRICAN

HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (CAHOSCC) – DREA

09 February 2019 12.00 - 13.00 hrs

Small CH 3 (AUCC)

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(15) MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF TEN HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE REFORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (C10), DPA

10 February 2019 15.00 – 16:00 hrs

Small CH 3

(16) MEETING OF THE HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON LIBYA –REPUBLIC OF CONGO

10 February 2019 19.00 hrs

Julius Nyerere Plenary Hall

SIDE EVENTS

(1) GIMAC CIVIL SOCIETY PRE-SUMMIT– WGDD/GIMAC

03-04 February 2019 09.00-18.00 hrs

UNECA

(2) PROTECTING EDUCATION IN ARMED CONFLICT: SECURING QUALITY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT, INCLUDING CHILDREN ON THE MOVE, REFUGEES, IDPs AND RETURNEES” – HRST/SAVE THE CHILDREN/NIGERIA/LIBERIA BUILDING BLOCKS : TOWARDS IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED AND REFUGEE GIRLS AND WOMEN – HRST/AU-CIEFFA

5 February 2019 08.00 – 17.00 hrs Medium CH (AUCC)

(3) SADC MEMBER STATES CONSULTATIVE

MEETING AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL– SADC

6 February 2019 09.00 – 16.00 hrs TBD

(4) WORKSHOP ON THE CONTINENTAL RESULTS

FRAMEWORK AND LAUNCH OF THE AFRICAN UNION REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA IN AFRICA - OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

06 February 2019 11.00 – 12.30 hrs UNECA

(5) LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI

MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

7 February 2019 13.00 – 15.00 hrs Africa House

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(6) NOURISHING AFRICA THROUGH IMPROVED NUTRITION AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: AFRICAN LAUNCH OF THE EAT-LANCET COMMISSION REPORT ON FOOD, PLANET, HEALTH – AUDA/NEPAD

7 February 2019 15.00 – 18.00 hrs Small CH 2 (AUCC)

(7) RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E. DR WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

7 February 2019 19.00 – 21.00 hrs

Sheraton Hotel

(8) MEETINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN

FIRST LADIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) 7-8 February 2019: .00–18.00hrs: Technical Advisors

(TA) Meeting (CR1, OCC) 7-8 February 2019: 12.30–14.00 hrs: Lunch 9 February 2019: 16.00–18.00 hrs: Steering Committee

(SC) Meeting (CR1, OCC) 10 February 2019: 08.30–11.00hrs: 22nd Gen. Assembly

(GA), Closed Session (Plenary Hall, OCC) 11 February 2019: 08.00–12.30 hrs: 22nd Gen. Assembly,

Open Session (Plenary Hall, OCC) 11 February 2019: 12.30–15.00 hrs: First ladies Lunch

7-11 February 2019 8.00 – 18.00 hrs

CR1 (OCC) for 7-9 Feb and Plenary Hall (OCC) for 10-11 Feb

(9) EXHIBITION ON JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISLAMIC CULTURE FOR 2019 – DSA/LAS 7 February 2019: 09.30 – 09.45 hrs: Opening of the

Exhibition (Opposite Nelson Mandela Hall) 8 February 2019: 08.00 – 17.00 hrs (Opposite Nelson

Mandela Hall)

7 – 8 February 2018 8.00 – 17.00 hrs

(10) LAUNCH OF THE ECONOMIC REPORT OF AFRICA – DEA / AfDB

(11) HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT ON CORRUPTION AND ILLICIT EXPLOITATION OF AFRICA’S NATURAL RESOURCES: THE CASE OF THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE CONTINENT AND ITS PEOPLE – DREA

08 February 2019 08.30 – 12.30 hrs

Small CH 1 (AUCC) 08 February 2019 10.00 - 12.00 hrs

Small CH 3 (AUCC)

(12) LUANDA BIENNALE: PAN-AFRICAN FORUM FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE IN AFRICA – ANGOLA

08 February 2019 11.00 - 13.00 hrs

Small CH 2 (AUCC)

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(13) PROMOTING READING CULTURE IN AFRICA: DONATION OF BOOKS – BDCP, SPPMERM, HRST, DSA, AU Permanent Mission to USA, AUC Library

9 February 2019 9.00 – 14.00 hrs

CR2 (OCC)

(14) HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON THE AU THEME FOR 2019

9 February 2019 10:00 - 13:00 hrs


(15) HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT ON MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT IN AFRICA: ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE RISK FINANCING MECHANISMS – ARC

09 February 2019 11.00 – 12.30 hrs

Small CH 4 (AUCC)

(16) AFRICAN FASHION VALUE CHAIN MEETING –

DTI/DSA/AfroChampions/OFLA

(17) HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON SOMALIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT CANCELLATION - SOMALIA

09 February 2019 12.00 - 15.00 hrs Hyatt Regency Hotel

09 February 2019 15.00-16.00 hrs

Small CH 1 (AUCC)

(18) AFRICA LEADERSHIP MEETING – INVESTING IN HEALTH - DSA/RWANDA

09 February 2019 16.00 – 18.30 hrs

Sheraton Hotel

(19) GALA DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. DR ABIY AHMED,

PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

9 February 2019 18.30 – 21.00 hrs

Skylight Hotel

(20) AFRICAN FASHION VALUE CHAIN GALA NIGHT - DTI/DSA/AfroChampions/OFLA

09 February 2019 19.30 hrs Sheraton Hotel

(21) PRAYER BREAKFAST

10 February 2019 07.00 – 08.45 hrs

Multipurpose Hall (AUCC)

(22) INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF H.M

EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE – ETHIOPIA 10 February 2018

10.30 - 11.40 hrs

(AUCC)

(23) LAUNCH OF THE NEW AFRICAN UNION STRATEGY ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT (GEWE) (during AUC

10 February 2019 Opening Ceremony of Assembly

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Chairperson’s Speech) – WGDD


(24) SDG MOMENT DURING LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION – GHANA / NORWAY

10 February 2019 13.00 - 13.15 hrs


(25) LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI

MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

10 February 2019 13.00 - 15.00 hrs


(26) SEVENTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI) - GUINEA

10 February 2019 15.00 – 16.00hrs

Small CH 2 (AUCC)

(27) HIGH-LEVEL WORKING SESSION ON BANNING OF PLASTIC IN AFRICA: TOWARDS A POLLUTION-FREE PLANET – DREA/OAFLA

10 February 2019 15.00 –16.30 hrs Plenary Hall (OCC)

(28) MEETING OF THE ECCAS MEMBER STATES + SUDAN, ON THE SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT – PSD

10 February 2019 18.00 – 19.00 hrs

Julius Nyerere Plenary Hall

(29) MEETING OF THE AFRICAN MECHANISM ON WESTERN SAHARA

10 February 2019 20:00 – 21:00 hrs Julius Nyerere Plenary Hall

(30) HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON MALABO DECLARATION

AND CAADP: AGRICULTURAL SCORECARD AS A TOOL FOR SHARED LEARNING AND DRIVING PROGRESS – RWANDA/DREA

10 February 2019 18.30 – 20.00 hrs

Sheraton Hotel

(31) HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST MEETING ON THE AU RECOGNITION OF THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE HOSTED BY H.E. PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA

11 February 2019 7.15 – 8.45 hrs

Sheraton hotel

(32) HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST OF THE HSG BOARD MEETING OF THE SMART AFRICA ALLIANCE INITIATIVE – RWANDA/DIE

11 February 2019 07.45 – 09.15 hrs

Sheraton Hotel

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(33) HIGH-LEVEL WORKING BREAKFAST: LAUNCH OF

THE AFRICAN UNION CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONS, DSA/BURKINA FASO

11 February 2019 7.30 – 9.00 hrs


(34) HIGH-LEVEL LUNCH AND DISCUSSION ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA – DIE

11 February 2019 13.00 – 14.30 hrs

Multipurpose hall (AUCC)

(35) ENDING MALNUTRITION IN AFRICA – AFRICA’S

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NUTRITION: LAUNCH OF AFRICA CONTINENTAL SCORECARD FOR NUTRITION – DSA /AfDB/KINGDOM OF LESOTHO

11 February 2019 13.20 – 14.45 hrs

Sheraton Hotel

(36) AFRICAN UNION KWAME NKRUMAH CONTINENTAL AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE – 2018 EDITION - HRST

11 February 2019 18.00 – 18.40 hrs


(37) 2019 AU GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCORECARD AWARDS - WGDD

11 February 2019 18.15 – 18.30 hrs


(38) AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM – RWANDA/AU/ECA 12 February 2019 09.00-11.00hrs

Sheraton Hotel

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019

ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION ETHIOPIA

STATUTORY MEETINGS (1)

THIRTY-SEVENTH (37TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES’ COMMITTEE (PRC)

15 January – 1 February 2019

Venue: Medium Conference Hall, AUCC

15 January 2019

09.00 – 10:30 hrs. : Opening Ceremony - Opening Remarks by the Chairperson of the

Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) - Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson of the

Commission - Group Photo for Ambassadors, PRC Members

together with Members of the Commission

10:30 – 13:00 hrs. : Closed Session 13:00 – 15:00 hrs. : Lunch Break 15:00 – 18:00 hrs. : Closed Session

16-31January 2019 09:00 – 13:00 hrs. : Closed Session 13:00 – 15:00 hrs. : Lunch Break 15:00 – 18:00 hrs.

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Closed Session

1 February 2019

10:00 – 13.00 hrs. Closed Session 15:00 - 17:00 hrs. : Adoption of the Report of the PRC : Closing

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MEETING OF THE PRC, EXPERTS FROM CAPITALS AND THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN FINANCE MINISTERS’ TECHNICAL EXPERTS F15

17-18 JANUARY 2019

Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, AUCC 17 January 2019

09.00 – 13.00 hrs. Working Session


18 January 2019


NB: Programme to be circulated by the BDCP/PBFA

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

DURING THE PERIOD OF JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION

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THIRTY-FOURTH (34TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

7-8 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, AUCC 7 February 2019

09.30 – 10.00 hrs. : Opening Ceremony

- Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson of the Executive

Council (5 minutes) - Statement by the Chairperson of the AU Commission (5

minutes) - Statement by the Executive Secretary of the UNECA (5

minutes) - Opening Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive

Council (5 minutes) - Group Photo for Ministers, together with Members of the

Commission (10 minutes) Closed Session

10.00 - 10.10 hrs. Adoption of the Agenda and Organization of Work

10.10 - 13.00 hrs. Working Session

13.00 – 15.00 hrs. Lunch hosted by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission


19.30 - 21.30 hrs. Reception hosted by H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Sheraton Hotel)

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8 February 2019

09.00 - 13.00 hrs. Working Session

13.00 – 15.00 hrs. Lunch Break

15.00 – 19.00 hrs. - Consideration of the Draft Agenda of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union

- Adoption of the Decisions of the 34th Ordinary Session of the

Executive Council - Any Other Business - Closing Ceremony

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS


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PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15)

3 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Small CH 2 (AUCC)

3 February 2019

09.00 – 13.00 hrs. Preparatory Meeting of the Meeting of the Committee of Fifteen

Ministers of Finance (F15)

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the BDCP/PBFA

The Members of the Committee of F15 are:

Ethiopia South Africa Egypt

Kenya Nigeria Morocco

Rwanda Ghana Cameroon

Botswana Cote D’Ivoire Congo

Namibia Algeria Chad

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS


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JOINT SITTING OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND THE F15

4 – 5 FEBRUARY 2019

4 February 2019

08.30 – 17.30 hrs. Joint Sitting of the Technical Committees of the Ministerial

Committee on Scale of Assessment and the F15 (Small CH 2, AUCC)

5 February 2019

11.00 – 13.00 hrs. Joint Sitting of the Technical Committees of the Ministerial

Committee on Scale of Assessment and the F15 (Small CH 1, AUCC)


The Members of the Ministerial Committee on Scale of Assessment and Contributions are:

Burundi, Cameroon

Mauritius, Sudan

Algeria, Egypt

Angola, Botswana

Ghana, Senegal







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JOINT SITTING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SCALE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF

FINANCE (F15) 6 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Small CH 4, AUCC

6 February 2019

10.30 – 13.00 hrs. Joint Sitting of the Ministerial Committee on Scale of

Assessment and Contributions and the Committee of Fifteen Ministers of Finance (F15)

N.B. Final programme to be circulated by the BDCP/PBFA

The Members of the Ministerial Committee on Scale of Assessment and Contributions are:

Burundi, Cameroon

Mauritius, Sudan

Algeria, Egypt

Angola, Botswana

Ghana, Senegal







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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS


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MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE (F15) TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSEMBLY DECISIONS ON

FINANCING OF THE UNION 6 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Small CH 4 (AUCC)

6 February 2019

15.00 – 18.15 hrs. Meeting of the Committee of Fifteen Ministers of Finance (F15)

to review progress of implementation of Assembly Decisions on Financing of the Union








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MEETING OF THE OPEN-ENDED MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)

7 FEBRUARY 2019


7 February 2019

11.00 hrs. Meeting of the Open-Ended Ministerial Committee of Ministers

of Foreign Affairs on the International Criminal Court (ICC)

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the OLC

The Members of the Committee are:

1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Burundi 4. Chad 5. Congo 6. Cote d’Ivoire 7. Djibouti 8. Egypt 9. Eritrea 10. Ethiopia 11. Equatorial Guinea 12. Kenya 13. Libya 14. Madagascar 15. Mali 16. Mozambique

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17. Namibia 18. Nigeria 19. Rwanda 20. Senegal 21. South Sudan 22. Sudan 23. Somalia 24. South Africa 25. Tanzania 26. Uganda 27. Zambia 28. Zimbabwe

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS


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MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE RATIFICATION/ACCESSION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OAU/AU TREATIES

7 FEBRUARY 2019


7 February 2019

15.00 – 16.30 hrs. Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Challenges of the

Ratification/Accession and Implementation of the OAU/AU Treaties

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the OLC

The Members of the Ministerial Committee are:

Central: D.R.C. (Rapporteur) and Eq. Guinea;

East: Ethiopia (Chairperson) and Tanzania;

North: S.A.D.R. and Tunisia (3rd Vice Chairperson);

South: Botswana and Zambia (2nd Vice Chairperson);

West: Niger (1st Vice Chairperson) and Mali.

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STATUTORY MEETINGS

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MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON AFRICAN CANDIDATURES WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

7 FEBRUARY 2019


7 February 2019

15.00 – 17.00 hrs. Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures

within the International System

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DPA

The Members of the Ministerial Committee are:

1. Republic of Angola 2. Burkina Faso 3. Republic of Congo 4. State of Eritrea 5. Arab Republic of Egypt 6. Gabonese Republic 7. Republic of Guinea Equatorial 8. Kingdom of Lesotho 9. Republic of Malawi 10. Federal Republic of Nigeria 11. Republic of Rwanda 12. Republic of Sierra Leone 13. Republic of Tanzania 14. Togolese Republic 15. State of Libya

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STATUTORY MEETINGS

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MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC), AT THE MINISTERIAL LEVEL, ON THE SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

9 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Julius Nyerere Hall

9 February 2019

10.00 hrs. Meeting of the PSC, at the Ministerial level, on the Situation in

the Central African Republic

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the PSD

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STATUTORY MEETINGS

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MEETINGS OF THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM) 4-9 FEBRUARY 2019

4 February 2019

09:00 – 13:00 hrs. :

NGC Meeting (Golden Tulip Hotel)

14:00 – 18:00 hrs. : National Secretariat Meeting (Golden Tulip Hotel) 5 February 2019

10:00 – 18:00 hrs. :

88th Meeting of the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons (Golden Tulip Hotel)

6 February 2019

09:00 – 13:00 hrs.

:

88th Meeting of the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons (Golden Tulip Hotel)

14:00 – 18:00 hrs. : Meeting of the Task Force and Deepening the Review (Golden Tulip Hotel)

7 February 2019

09:00 – 18:00 hrs :

Focal Points Meeting with participation of Strategic Partners (Golden Tulip Hotel)

9 February 2019

15:00 – 19.15 hrs.

: 28th Forum of the Heads of State participating in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APR Forum) (Medium CH, AUCC)

NB: Final programme to be provided by APRM Secretariat

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The Member States of the APRM are:

1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Benin 4. Botswana 5. Burkina Faso 6. Cameroon 7. Chad 8. Republic of Congo 9. Cote d’Ivoire 10. Djibouti 11. Egypt 12. Equatorial Guinea 13. Ethiopia 14. Gabon 15. Ghana 16. Kenya 17. Lesotho 18. Liberia 19. Malawi 20. Mali 21. Mauritius 22. Mauritania 23. Mozambique 24. Namibia 25. Niger 26. Nigeria 27. Rwanda 28. Sao Tome & Principe 29. Senegal 30. Sierra Leone 31. South Africa 32. Sudan 33. Tanzania 34. Togo 35. Tunisia 36. Uganda 37. Zambia

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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS


ETHIOPIA

STATUTORY MEETINGS

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THIRTY-SECOND (32ND) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION*

10-11 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, AUCC Sunday 10 February 2019 09.00 – 11.00 hrs CLOSED SESSION (Medium Conf. Hall, AUCC)

(1+4, HEADS OF AU ORGANS AND CEOS OF RECS)

(i) ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

(ii) ORGANIZATION OF WORK

(iii) REPORTS

A. ON THE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF THE AU:

a) OVERVIEW BY H.E. PAUL KAGAME, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND LEADER ON THE INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF THE AU

b) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL

REFORM OF THE AU, BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI

* Arrangements will be made by the Commission throughout the Session for the signing of the AU Treaties by Heads of State and Government

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MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION B. ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA

(AFCFTA), BY H.E. MAHAMADOU ISSOUFOU, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NIGER AND LEADER ON AFCFTA

C. ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSEMBLY

DECISION ON POST-COTONOU NEGOTIATIONS (EXT/ASSEMBLY/AU/DEC.4(XI), BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION

(iv) ELECTION OF THE BUREAU OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE

AFRICAN UNION FOR 2019 AND ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION FOR 2020

(v) GROUP PHOTO

(vi) INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF H.M EMPEROR HAILE

SELASSIE

11.30 – 13.00 hrs

OPENING CEREMONY

H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union, declares the beginning of the Session (1 minutes)

AU Anthem (5 minutes) Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the

Commission of the African Union (10 minutes) Statement by Mr Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

(5 minutes) Statement by Mr Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA (5

minutes) Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director General of WHO (5

minutes) Statement by H.E. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary General of the

League of Arab States (5 minutes) Statement by H.E. Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres,

Secretary General of the United Nations (5 minutes) Statement by H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State

of Palestine and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (5 minutes)

Opening Statement by H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and outgoing Chairperson of the African

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Union (10 minutes) Announcement of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African

Union and announcement of the Chairperson of the African Union for 2020 (By the Head of Delegation of the country of the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps) (2 minutes)

Acceptance Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and incoming Chairperson of the African Union (10 minutes)

Launch of the African Union Theme of the Year 2019: “The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”

End of the Official Opening Ceremony

13.00 – 15.00 hrs LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (Multipurpose Hall, AUCC)

15.00 – 18.00 hrs

CLOSED SESSION

I. REPORTS ON PEACE AND SECURITY:

(i) REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC) AND THE STATE OF PEACE AND SECURITY IN AFRICA

(ii) REPORT OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL

(PSC) ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AU MASTER ROADMAP OF PRACTICAL STEPS TO SILENCE THE GUNS IN AFRICA BY YEAR 2020

Monday 11 February 2019 09.30 – 13.00 hrs. CLOSED SESSION

II. REPORTS OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT A. REPORTS BY THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE

COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY (i) H.E. IDRISS DEBY ITNO, PRESIDENT OF THE

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REPUBLIC OF CHAD AND CHAIRPERSON OF APRM:

a) REPORT ON THE STATE OF GOVERNANCE IN

AFRICA - Doc. Assembly/AU/8(XXXII);

b) REPORT OF THE APR FORUM

(ii) H.E. MR. DENIS SASSOU NGUESSO, PRESIDENT

OF THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO, LEADER OF THE

AFRICAN UNION HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ON

LIBYA

(iii) H.E. ALI BONGO ONDIMBA, PRESIDENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF GABON, COORDINATOR OF THE

COMMITTEE OF AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE AND

GOVERNMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (CAHOSCC)

ON THE 24TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP

24) OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK

CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)

AND AFRICA’S PREPARATION FOR GLOBAL

NEGOTIATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN 2019

(iv) H.E. JULIUS MAADA BIO, PRESIDENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE CHAIRPERSON OF

THE COMMITTEE OF TEN HEADS OF STATE AND

GOVERNMENT ON THE REFORM OF THE UNITED

NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (C10)

B. REPORTS OF THE LEADERS ON SPECIFIC THEMATIC ISSUES

(i) REPORT OF H.M. KING MSWATI III, KING OF

ESWATINI AND LEADER ON MALARIA ALLIANCE

(ii) REPORT OF H.M. LETSIE III, KING OF LESOTHO

AND CHAMPION ON NUTRITION

(iii) REPORT OF H.M. MOHAMMED VI, KING OF

MOROCCO AND LEADER OF THE AFRICAN UNION

ON MIGRATION ON THE FOLLOW-UP OF THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AFRICAN MIGRATIONS

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OBSERVATORY IN MOROCCO

(iv) REPORT OF H.E. ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA,

PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC

REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA AND LEADER ON THE

THORNY ISSUE OF COMBATTING TERRORISM AND

VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN AFRICA

(v) REPORT OF H.E. ALASSANE DRAMANE

OUATTARA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF

COTE D’IVOIRE AND LEADER OF THE AGENDA

2063

(vi) REPORT OF H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI,

PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

NIGERIA AND LEADER ON THE AFRICAN ANTI-

CORRUPTION YEAR

(vii) REPORT OF H.E. PAUL KAGAME, PRESIDENT OF

THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA, ON AIDS WATCH

AFRICA (AWA) PROGRESS REPORT: OUTCOME OF

THE LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH FINANCING FUNDS

HIGH LEVEL MEETING

(viii) REPORT OF H.E. DANNY FAURE, PRESIDENT OF

THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES, ON BLUE

ECONOMY

(ix) REPORT OF H.E. FAURE ESSOZIMNA

GNASSINGBE, PRESIDENT OF THE TOGOLESE

REPUBLIC AND LEADER OF THE SINGLE AFRICAN

AIR TRANSPORT MARKET (SAATM)

(x) REPORT OF H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI,

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AND

LEADER ON POLITICAL INTEGRATION OF THE

AFRICAN CONTINENT

(xi) REPORT OF H.E. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU,

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PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA AND

LEADER ON COMBATING EARLY MARRIAGE OF

YOUNG GIRLS

13.00 – 15.00 hrs LUNCH (Multipurpose Hall, AUCC)

15.00 – 18.00 hrs CLOSED SESSION

CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

(i) DRAFT TREATY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE

AFRICAN MEDICINES AGENCY

(ii) DRAFT STATUTE OF THE AFRICAN AUDIO VISUAL AND

CINEMA COMMISSION

(iii) DRAFT STATUTES OF THE AFRICAN UNION

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S

EDUCATION IN AFRICA (AU/CIEFFA)

(iv) DRAFT AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 35 OF THE AFRICAN

CULTURAL RENAISSANCE CHARTER

(v) DRAFT AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE

POLICY

APPOINTMENTS (i) ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

ON INTERNATIONAL LAW

(ii) ONE (1) MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILD

(iii) SEVEN (7) MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN UNION

ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION

(iv) FIVE (5) MEMBERS OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL

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(v) FIVE (5) EMINENT PERSONALITIES DATE AND VENUE OF THE 33RD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE

ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION

ADOPTION OF DECISIONS OF THE 32ND ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

18.00 – 18.40 hrs OPEN SESSION

CLOSING CEREMONY

AU Kwame Nkrumah Continental Awards for Scientific Excellence – 2018 Edition (15 minutes)

2019 AU Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Scorecard Awards (15 minutes)

Award of Certificate of Recognition to H.E. Graziano da Silva, Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (5 minutes)

Vote of Thanks by H.E. -----------------, President of -------------(5 minutes)

Closing Statement by the Chairperson of the Union (10 minutes)

AU Anthem (5 minutes)

III. PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE UNION AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION (for the Media)

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MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE (CAHOSCC)

9 FEBRUARY 2019


9 February 2019

12.00 – 13.00 hrs. Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and

Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC)

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DREA


President of the Republic of Gabon as the President of the Host country of the President of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN)) - CAHOSCC COORDINATOR

President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

President of the Republic of Congo

President of Arab Republic of Egypt (AU Decision of January 2018) and as Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN)

Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

President of the Republic of Kenya

Republic of Mali (AU Decision of January 2018)

Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius

President of the Republic of Mozambique

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

President of the Republic of South Africa

President of the Republic of Uganda

President of the Republic of Rwanda as Chairperson of the African Union*

Chairperson of the AU Commission

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MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE REFORM OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (C10)

10 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Small CH 3

10 February 2019

15.00 – 16.00 hrs. Meeting of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and

Government on the Reform of the UNSC (C10)

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DPA


(1) Republic of Sierra Leone (2) Republic of Kenya (3) Republic of Uganda (4) Republic of Namibia (5) Republic of Zambia (6) State of Libya (7) Republic of Senegal (8) Republic of Congo (9) People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (10) Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

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MEETING OF THE HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON LIBYA

10 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Julius Nyerere Plenary Hall

10 February 2019

19.00 hrs. Meeting of the High-Level Committee of Heads of State and

Government on Libya

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the REPUBLIC OF CONGO


Republic of Congo

Ethiopia

Mali

Mauritania

South Africa

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GIMAC CIVIL SOCIETY PRE-SUMMIT 3-4 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: UNECA

3-4 February 2019

09.00 – 18.00 hrs. GIMAC Civil Society Pre-Summit

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the WGDD/GIMAC

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PROTECTING EDUCATION IN ARMED CONFLICT: SECURING QUALITY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT, INCLUDING

CHILDREN ON THE MOVE, REFUGEES, IDPs AND RETURNEES”

BUILDING BLOCKS: TOWARDS IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED AND REFUGEE GIRLS AND WOMEN

5 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Medium CH, AUCC

5 February 2019

08.00 – 17.00 hrs. Protecting Education in Armed Conflict: Securing Quality

Education for Children Affected by Armed Conflict, Including Children on the Move, Refugees, IDPs and Returnees” Building Blocks : Towards Improving Educational Outcomes for Internally Displaced and Refugee Girls and Women

NB: Final programme to be circulated by:

HRST/SAVE THE CHILDREN/NIGERIA/LIBERIA

HRST/AU-CIEFFA

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SADC MEMBER STATES CONSULTATIVE MEETING AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL 6 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: TBD

6 February 2019

09.00 – 16.00 hrs. SADC Member States Consultative Meeting at Ministerial

Level

NB: Final programme to be circulated by SADC

The SADC Member States are:

1. Angola 2. Botswana 3. Comoros 4. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 5. Eswatini 6. Lesotho 7. Madagascar 8. Malawi 9. Mauritius 10. Mozambique 11. Namibia 12. Seychelles 13. South Africa 14. Tanzania 15. Zambia 16. Zimbabwe

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WORKSHOP ON THE CONTINENTAL RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND LAUNCH OF THE AFRICAN UNION REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WOMEN,

PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA IN AFRICA 6 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: UNECA

6 February 2019

11.00 – 12.30 hrs. Workshop on the Continental Results Framework and

Launch of the African Union Report on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY ON

WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

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LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

7 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Africa House

7 February 2019

13.00 – 15.00 hrs. Lunch hosted by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat,

Chairperson of the AU Commission

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NOURISHING AFRICA THROUGH IMPROVED NUTRITION AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: AFRICAN LAUNCH OF THE EAT-LANCET COMMISSION

REPORT ON FOOD, PLANET, HEALTH 7 FEBRUARY 2019


7 February 2019

15.00 – 18.00 hrs. Nourishing Africa Through Improved Nutrition and

Sustainable Food Systems: African Launch of the Eat-Lancet Commission Report on Food, Planet, Health

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the AUDA/NEPAD

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RECEPTION HOSTED BY H.E. DR WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

7 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Sheraton Hotel

7 February 2019

19.00 – 21.00 hrs. Reception hosted by H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu,

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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MEETINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN FIRST LADIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (OAFLA)

7-11 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: OCC

7 – 8 February 2019

08.00 – 18.00 hrs. : Technical Advisers (TA) Meeting (CR1, OCC)

9 February 2019

16.00 - 18.00 hrs. : Steering Committee (SC) Meeting (CR1, OCC)

10 February 2019

08.30 – 12.30 hrs.

:

22nd General Assembly (GA) – Closed Session (Plenary Hall, OCC)

11 February 2019

08.00 – 12.30 hrs. : 22nd General Assembly (GA) – Open Session (Plenary Hall, OCC)

12.30 – 15.00 hrs. : First Ladies’ Lunch (------)

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EXHIBITION ON JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISLAMIC CULTURE FOR 2019

7-8 FEBRUARY 2019

7 February 2019

09.30 – 09.45 hrs. Opening of the Exhibition (Opposite Nelson Mandela Hall)

8 February 2019

08.00 – 17.00 hrs. Exhibition (Opposite Nelson Mandela Hall)

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DSA/LAS/PALESTINE

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LAUNCH OF THE ECONOMIC REPORT OF AFRICA 8 FEBRUARY 2019


8 February 2019

08.30 - 12.30 hrs. : Launch of the Economic Report of Africa

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DEA/AfDB

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HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT ON CORRUPTION AND ILLICIT EXPLOITATION OF AFRICA’S NATURAL RESOURCES: THE CASE OF THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE CONTINENT AND ITS PEOPLE 8 FEBRUARY 2019


8 February 2019

10.00 – 12.00 hrs. High-Level Side Event on Corruption and Illicit Exploitation of

Africa’s Natural Resources

N.B. Final programme to be circulated by the DREA

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LUANDA BIENNALE: PAN-AFRICAN FORUM FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE 8 FEBRUARY 2019


8 February 2019

11.00 hrs. Luanda Biennale: Pan-African Forum for a Culture of Peace

NB: Final programme to be circulated by ANGOLA

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PROMOTING READING CULTURE IN AFRICA: DONATION OF BOOKS 9 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: CR2, OCC

9 February 2019

09.00 – 14.00 hrs. Promoting Reading Culture in Africa: Donation of Books

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the BDCP/SPPMERM/HRST/DSA/AU PERMANENT MISSION TO USA/AU LIBRARY

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HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON THE AU THEME FOR 2019 9 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Nelson Mandela Hall, AUCC

9 February 2019

10:00 – 13:00 hrs. : High-Level Dialogue on the African Union Theme of the Year

2019

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HIGH-LEVEL SIDE EVENT ON MIGRATION AND DISPLACEMENT IN AFRICA: ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE RISK

FINANCING MECHANISMS 9 FEBRUARY 2019


9 February 2019

11.00 – 12.30 hrs. High-Level Side Event on Migration and Displacement in Africa:

Addressing the Underlying Causes Through Innovative Risk Financing Mechanisms

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the African Risk Capacity (ARC)

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AFRICAN FASHION VALUE CHAIN MEETING 9 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel

9 February 2019

12.00 - 15.00 hrs. African Fashion Value Chain Meeting

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DTI/DSA/AfroChampions/OFLA

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HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON SOMALIA’S EXTERNAL DEBT CANCELLATION 9 FEBRUARY 2019


9 February 2019

15.00 – 16.00 hrs. High-Level Meeting on Somalia’s External Debt Cancellation

NB: Final programme to be circulated by SOMALIA

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AFRICA LEADERSHIP MEETING – INVESTING IN HEALTH 9 FEBRUARY 2019


9 February 2019

16.00 – 18.30 hrs. Africa Leadership Meeting – Investing in Health

NB: Final programme to be circulated by DSA/RWANDA

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GALA DINNER HOSTED BY H.E. DR ABIY AHMED, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

09 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Skylight Hotel

09 February 2019

18.30 – 21.00 hrs. Gala Dinner hosted by H.E. Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of

the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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AFRICAN FASHION VALUE CHAIN GALA NIGHT 9 FEBRUARY 2019


9 February 2019

19.30 hrs. African Fashion Value Chain Gala Night

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MEETING OF THE AFRICAN MECHANISM ON WESTERN SAHARA 9 FEBRUARY 2019


9 February 2019

21.30 hrs. Meeting of the African Mechanism on Western Sahara

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the BCP

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PRAYER BREAKFAST 10 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Multipurpose Hall, AUCC

10 February 2019

07.00 – 08.45 hrs. Prayer Breakfast

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INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF H.M EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE 10 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: AUCC

10 February 2019

10.30 hrs. Arrival of Police / Army Band

Arrival of Imperial Family and Invited Guests Arrival of Journalists and Media 11.15 hrs. Arrival of Heads of State

Ethiopian National Anthem

African Union Anthem

11.20 hrs. Speeches by: - Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

Moussa Faki Mahamat - President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo

Dankwa Akufo-Addo - Chairperson of the African Union, H.E. President Paul

Kagame - Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of

Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed,

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed - H.E. President Paul Kagame - H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo - H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat

11.40 hrs. Closing of program

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LAUNCH OF THE NEW AFRICAN UNION STRATEGY ON GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT (GEWE)

10 FEBRUARY 2019


10 February 2019

Opening Ceremony of Assembly

Launch of the New AU Strategy on GEWE (during the AUC Chairperson’s Speech)

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the WGDD

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SDG MOMENT DURING LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

10 FEBRUARY 2019


10 February 2019

13.00 – 13.15 hrs. SDG Moment

NB: Final programme to be circulated by GHANA/NORWAY

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LUNCH HOSTED BY H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION

10 FEBRUARY 2019


10 February 2019

13.00 – 15.00 hrs. Lunch hosted by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of

the AU Commission

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SEVENTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (AREI)

10 FEBRUARY 2019


10 February 2019

15.00 hrs. Approbation du compte rendu de la sixième réunion du Conseil

d’administration tenue à Nouakchott le 1er juillet 2018

Rapport d’activités juillet 2018 – janvier 2019 de l’AREI et remarques

Rapport financier jusqu’au 31/12/2018 (par la BAD – fiducie de l’AREI)

Compte rendu de la 1ère rencontre ministérielle AREI au Caire du 21-22/01/2019 (par la représentant du pays hôte)

Programme de travail biennal 2019-2020

Proposition d’adoption du budget 2019-2020

Proposition d’adoption d’un Comité technique

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HIGH-LEVEL WORKING SESSION ON BANNING OF PLASTIC IN AFRICA: TOWARDS A POLLUTION-FREE PLANET

10 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Plenary Hall, OCC

10 February 2019

15.00 – 16.30 hrs. High-Level Working Session on Banning of Plastic in Africa:

Towards A Pollution-Free Planet

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DREA / OAFLA

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MEETING OF THE ECCAS MEMBER STATES + SUDAN, ON THE SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC,

AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 10 FEBRUARY 2019

Venue: Julius Nyerere Plenary Hall

10 February 2019

18.00 – 19.00 hrs. Meeting of the ECCAS Member States + Sudan, on the

Situation in the Central African Republic, at the level of Heads of State and Government

NB: Final programme to be circulated by PSD

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HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON MALABO DECLARATION AND CAADP: AGRICULTURAL SCORECARD AS A TOOL FOR SHARED LEARNING AND DRIVING PROGRESS

10 FEBRUARY 2019


10 February 2019

18.30 – 20.00 hrs. High-Level Event on Malabo Declaration and CAADP:

Agricultural Scorecard as a Tool for Shared Learning and Driving Progress

NB: Final programme to be circulated by RWANDA/DREA

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HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST MEETING ON THE AU RECOGNITION OF THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE HOSTED BY H.E.

PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA 11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

07.15 – 08.45 hrs. High-Level Breakfast Meeting on the AU Recognition of

the 400th Anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade hosted by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya

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HIGH-LEVEL BREAKFAST OF THE HSG BOARD MEETING OF THE SMART AFRICA ALLIANCE INITIATIVE

11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

07.45 – 09.15 hrs. High-Level Breakfast of the HSG Board Meeting of the

Smart Africa Alliance Initiative

NB: Final programme to be circulated by RWANDA/DIE

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HIGH-LEVEL WORKING BREAKFAST: LAUNCH OF THE AFRICAN UNION CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELIMINATION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONS

11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

07.30 – 09.00 hrs. High-Level Working Breakfast

NB: Final programme to be circulated by the DSA/BURKINA FASO

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HIGH-LEVEL LUNCH AND DISCUSSION ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA

11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

13.00 – 14.30 hrs. High-Level Lunch and Discussion on Digital

Transformation in Africa

NB: Final programme to be circulated by DIE

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ENDING MALNUTRITION IN AFRICA – AFRICA’S ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NUTRITION: LAUNCH OF AFRICA CONTINENTAL SCORECARD FOR NUTRITION

11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

13.20 – 14.45hrs. Ending Malnutrition in Africa – Africa’s Accountability for

Nutrition: Launch of Africa Continental Scorecard for Nutrition

NB: Final programme to be circulated by DSA/ AfDB/KINGDOM OF LESOTHO

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AFRICAN UNION KWAME NKRUMAH CONTINENTAL AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE – 2018 EDITION

11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

18.00 – 18.40 hrs. AU Kwame Nkrumah Continental Awards for Scientific

Excellence – 2018 Edition

Moderator: H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner for the Department of Human Resources, Science and

Technology

Presentation of Awards by H.E. Chairperson of the African Union, and the chairperson of the African Union

Commission

Statement by one of the Award Winners (3 min.)

Group photo/ End of ceremony

NB: Final programme to be circulated by HRST

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2019 AU GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCORECARD AWARDS

11 FEBRUARY 2019


11 February 2019

18.15 – 18.20 hrs. Director, Protocol announces the Gender Scorecard Awards

Ceremony

18.20 – 18.25 hrs. AUC Chairperson Remarks

18.25 – 18.30 hrs AU Chairperson and AUC Chairperson present awards to

awardees

18.30 hrs. End of the ceremony

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AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM 12 FEBRUARY 2019


12 February 2019

09.00 – 11.00 hrs. Africa Business Forum

NB: Final programme to be circulated by RWANDA/AU/ECA

Documents

AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS From 15 January … · From 15 January to 11 February 2019 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS (1) THIRTY-SEVENTH (37TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT